A screengrab of footage from Indian Prime Minister's Narendra Modi speech at the Kargil War Memorial in Dras. AFP
Modi criticises Pakistan in tribute to troops killed in Kargil War

Hundreds died in 1999 conflict that raised fears of full-scale war between nuclear-armed nations

July 26, 2024, 8:59 AM
Rescuers carry the injured pilot to safety. AFP
Nepal plane crash pilot recovering after cockpit ripped away from doomed aircraft

Doctors say he is stable but has broken ribs and vertebra

July 25, 2024, 10:36 AM
An almost-deserted call centre in Dhaka on Tuesday, closed by the nationwide curfew and internet shutdown. AFP
Bangladesh restores telecommunications and relaxes curfew as protests dwindle

Student demonstrators have given government a new 48-hour ultimatum to meet their demands

July 24, 2024, 8:46 AM
Rescue operations are under way at the site of the plane crash at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. EPA
Pilot survives Saurya Airlines plane crash in Nepal that killed 18 others on board

The plane plunged into a gorge while taking off from Kathmandu airport for a test flight to Pokhara

July 24, 2024, 7:01 AM
Thousands of students have joined protests in Bangladesh. The authorities have arrested more than 500 people over the violence. AP
Bangladeshi students suspend protests amid curfew

More than 160 people have been killed in nationwide unrest over a job quota scheme

July 22, 2024, 3:13 PM
RSS volunteers march at an event to mark the Hindu New Year in Allahabad. AFP
Indian civil servants now allowed to join far-right Hindu group

Bureaucrats, academics, police officers and even judges now allowed membership of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

July 22, 2024, 1:48 PM
A patient suspecting of suffering from a Nipah infection is moved to isolation at Kozhikode Medical College in the Kozhikode district of Kerala on July 20, 2024.  Reuters
India's Kerala state issues alert after boy dies from Nipah virus

Parts of southern state earmarked as high-risk zones for disease believed to have originated in bats

July 22, 2024, 10:39 AM
Celebration on the day of the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in Thulasendrapuram, where Harris' maternal grandfather was born and grew up, January 2021. Reuters
US presidential candidate Harris could spark celebrations in India

Thulasendrapuram, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, celebrated when Ms Harris became vice president

July 22, 2024, 10:37 AM
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present her interim budget to Parliament on February 1. The Economic Survey is to be presented on Monday July 22, a day before the national budget. Reuters
Indian Finance Minister to present country's state of economy ahead of national budget

The government is expected to boost public infrastructure to stimulate economic growth and create jobs

July 22, 2024, 7:11 AM
Armed Bangladeshi soldiers stand guard outside the Supreme Court in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
Bangladesh top court trims job quota scheme following deadly student protests

The court also called for protesters to return to class

July 21, 2024, 12:13 PM
Protesters clash with Border Guard Bangladesh and the police outside the state-owned Bangladesh Television in Dhaka on July 19, 2024. Reuters
Bangladesh under curfew as deadly students' protests surge

A near-total internet disruption was in effect in the capital, Dhaka, with phone lines also down on Friday

July 20, 2024, 6:29 AM
Smoke rises from burning vehicles after protesters set them on fire during an anti-quota protest in Dhaka on Thursday. AFP
Bangladesh faces internet disruption as anti-quota protests rage

More than 105 people reportedly killed in clashes between protesters and police

July 19, 2024, 8:18 AM
Devotees of Shiva gather to collect holy water from the Ganges during the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage in July 2023. AFP
Outrage in India as shops told to display owners' names ahead of pilgrimage

Opposition parties say police order before Hindu pilgrimage targets Muslims

July 18, 2024, 2:19 PM
Nine of the 16 crew members who were missing after an oil tanker capsized off Oman have been found alive. Indian Navy
Nine sailors rescued from capsized oil tanker off Oman

The ship was carrying 13 Indian and three Sri Lankan crew members

July 17, 2024, 8:27 AM
Activists of right-wing Hindu groups protest against the killing of Indian army soldiers in the Doda district of Jammu. AP
Militant attacks in Kashmir spark fears of renewed violence

At least 48 soldiers have been reported killed in Jammu gunfights in nearly three years

July 16, 2024, 3:10 PM